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EMPLOYEE WAS CH5NGING A TOOTH ON THE BUCKET OF A DRAGLINE USING A SLEDGEHAMMER TO KNOCK OUT A WEDGE A PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF THE TOOTH AND STRUCK HIM IN THE EYEBROW
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A METAL BAR TO CLEAN OUT THE GREEN CLAY BUILT UP IN THE PENN CRUSHER.AS HE PUSHED DOWN ON THE BAR,THE BAR SLIPPED LOOSE FROM THE CLAY CAUSING HIM TO LUNGE FORWARD.WHEN HE DI DID THIS HE HURT HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOOSENING THE HOIST CLUTCH BAND ON NO.9 DRAGLINE. HE WAS HITTING ONE WRENCH WITH ANOTHER AND HE HIT HIS LEFT HAND RING FINGER KNUCKLE ON THE DRUM CUTTING IT. EMPLOYEE WAS TREATED NEXT DAY (11-13) AT GADSEDEN MEM. HOSP. EMERG. RM. X-RAYS WERE NEGATIVE, BUT MEDICATION WAS PRESCRIBED. NO TIME WAS LOST FROM WORK.
EE WAS SHARPENING HIS SLING WITH A FILE. THE FILE SLIPPED ON THE RIDGEPART OF THE SLING BLADE CAUSING HIS LEFT HAND THUMB BASE TOS TRIKE THE CORNER PART OF THE SLING BLADE. THE BLADE CUT A 1" OPENING IN HIS THUMB BASE. EE WAS TREATED BY DR. EMKO WHO SUTURED 2 THE SMALL LACERATION. NO FURTHER TREATMENT WAS NEEDED & NO TIME WAS LOST FROM WORK.
EWMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING THE HAMMERS IN #4-A MILL. HE WAS PUTTING THE ROD NUT BACK ON. THE 4" NUT NEEDED TO TURN A HALF TURN TO ALIGN WITH BOLT HOLE. WHILE TRYING TO ALIGN NUT WITH A HAMMER. HE STRUCK THE MILL ROLL WHICH CAUSED THE HAMMER TO STRIKE HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER. INJURY WAS DIAGNOSED AS: "BLUNT INJURY TO LEFT 5TH FINGER WITH POSS. CHIP FRACTURE."
EE WAS REMOVING PIN OUT OF WALKWAY GOING TO POND FLOAT. THE HANDRAIL WAS IN A BIND, & WHEN THE PIN CAME OUT THE GUARD RAIL THE HANDRAIL STRUCK EE\S FOREHEAD CAUSING A LACERATION TO T HE RIGT OF SCALP. 5 SUTURES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE THE CUT & EE HAS NOT LOST ANY TIME FROM WORK.
EMP WAS WORKING ON HILLSIDE CUTTING WEEDS WITHA MACHETE HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND STRUCK HIS LEFT FOOT WITH MACHETE CUTTING 3RD AND 4TH TOES EMP WAS TAKEN TO DR PRICE WHO SUTURED TOES HE HAS NOT LOST TIME FROM WORK EMP WAS WEARING SAFETY SHOES AT TIME OF ACCIDENT
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN THE BACK AREA OF THE SHOP. AS HE WALKED PAST A FELLOW EMPLOYEE WHO WAS SUSING A HAND GRINDER, BITS OF METAL SPILLED OVER HIS FACE. EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS WEARING HIS SA FETY GLASSES AT THE TIME OF THIS ACCIDENT.